John Prabhudoss has been arguing that since the issues that confront all nations in South Asia, such as healthcare, education, natural resources, economic development and national security are interlinked and inter-dependent, it only makes better sense to have a common and constructive platform such as a South Asia Caucus that could be used for helping the overall development of the region rather than, as a platform that could be used for partisan politics. Smaller countries like Nepal, Srilanka and Bangladesh could also be benefited if there is a South Asia Caucus as those countries may not have the resources and political strength to form their own caucuses. Development of India while her neighbors are lagging far behind in any of the above areas would create its own problems in the region.